The World's Greatest Battle National Safety Council ( 1916)
Book details
- Title
- The World's Greatest Battle National Safety Council ( 1916)
- Author
- Rudolph J Bodmer
- Publication year listed
- 1916
- Format
- Public domain eBook
- Reading access
- Free online reader; no registration required
- Source record
- View on Archive.org
About this book
The World's Greatest Battle National Safety Council ( 1916)
Author: Rudolph J. Bodmer; National Safety Council
Year: 1916
The World’s Greatest Battle is a 1916 industrial safety pamphlet produced with contributions from the National Safety Council and other industrial collaborators, including the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and the U.S. Steel Corporation. Written by Rudolph J. Bodmer, this striking visual and textual work reimagines the campaign against workplace accidents as a literal war — the “Battle Against Accidents.” Through vivid language and graphic imagery, it compares industrial casualties to battlefield losses, arguing that carelessness is a deadlier foe than war itself. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and statistics, the book advocates for a national movement of safety-first consciousness, highlighting the dangers of ignoring basic precautions in manufacturing, transportation, and the home. Its historical value lies not only in its workplace safety advocacy but also in its insight into early 20th-century labor conditions, public health messaging, and wartime rhetoric applied to civilian life. Ideal for researchers, historians of labor and safety policy, or anyone interested in industrial culture during America’s Progressive Era.